mls broker: Is selling a home in Florida without a traditional Agent using a flat fee MLS listing more work than paying a 6% agent? - 05/11/10 08:54 AM
Is selling a home in Florida without a traditional Agent using a flat
fee MLS listing more work than paying a 6% agent?
 
The answer depends on whether the home is owner occupied or vacant. If
vacant, our ADDvantage Success flat fee listing offers exactly the same
features and service level of a 6% traditional listing but,  listing your home with our
ADDvantage Success plan saves about 45% in real estate commissions.
 
The cost of the ADDvantage Success plan is $699 up-front and 1/3 of 1%
at close. The seller pays the buyer's agent typically 3% but has the
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mls broker: Florida flat fee MLS sellers have found success in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Bradenton, Sarasota and Jacksonville by offering 4% and greater buyer's agent commissions - 03/27/08 05:57 AM
Flat fee MLS sellers in Florida do not pay listing commissions. This opens the door for flat rate listed sellers to offer more commission to agents bringing buyers. This strategy is working well for our flat fee MLS clients across Florida in such counties as Hillsborough (Tampa), Sarasota, Manatee County (Bradenton) and Pinellas, Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange (Orlando) and Pasco. 
So how much should you offer buyers' agents? I think 4% works well and 5% possibly gets a bit more attention. These higher than normal buyer's agent commissions simply garner more Realtor® showing assuming the seller is priced right. I recently wrote a … (2 comments)

 
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